Windshield wiping blade



Jan. 5, 1954 J. R. OISHEI 2,664,583

WINDSHIELD WIPING BLADE Filed Sept. 10, 1949 17.4 L- y h ZZ a John 1?. O/Sfie/ BY a WMV QMM ATTORNEYS Patented Jan. 5, 1954 WINDSHIELD WIPING BLADE John R. Oishei, Buflalo, N. Y., assignor to Trico Products Corporation, Buifalo, N. Y.

Application September 10, 1949, Serial No. 114,950

6 Claims.

1 This invention relates to the windshield cleaning art and more particularly to a wiper for curved Windshields. Curved Windshields frequently have substantially flat areas along their ried wiper toward the windshield, all in a well known manner. The outer end of the arm is detachably connected by an attaching clip 1 to a primary pressure-distributing member 8 which in turn is connected to the blade or wiper.

lower margins for better vision immediately to 5 The Wiper comprises a flexible squeegee body the front of the vehicle. Consequently, the wind- 9, preferably of elastic material, and a channeled sh eld. Wipe W 1S ieurnaled or pivoted to holder therefor which has a rigid inner section i gig itz g ger z n 3 3 tediieie lgt tfhrli cogl lnrgiunst and aflflexllile Irlaulter section. This semi-rigid and q 1e '1 e o co g semiexi e 0 er loosely receives the elastic iiiiiii fii tipf liiiiliii til f lli iif f f making i e ti i -s c1 y t bacmng or e wiping e ge of e ody ward the sides of the vehicle. An advantage in which is coextensive therewith for giving surfacegie aailrelgf fig: surfaces over curvgddon isn is the; confogming support theretoh when the wiper is e per ls DrOV 6 W1 a llgl opera ive y engaged wi h t e substantially fiat bacjlnnng11 by ghc l'tlnledwiglng aim grtekslsure is gilore 15 portion I 3 and the curved portion i i of the windm or 3' 1s r1 u e roug ou e one of shield. the W pi dge whilefor a curved surface wiper The cross sectional shape of the channeled e wlnms e is elv n a l x b e r wel holder affords a broad flat bottom wall it with 8115961181011 betWeen Spaced 190311175 of Support converging side walls. Each side wall has a solid more ready conformance o the Surface eurve- 2O flange to, giving rigidity to the inner section, and a series of spaced-apart fingers El, imparting toggvliec l e g gpl iliefiigg g i l llg ix li l gag m l l g g 6 flexibility to the outer section. The side flanges and he s aced fin ers H are desi ned to ciency in the cleaning ofwindshields of this charloosely the rush or elastic ig g: t ggigzltoward the maintenance Of a ClEaI field 0f permit t tt rocking Within t holdgr t a I limited extent. The strip-like bottom wall i5 f i Oblect of 5? Inventive ig f may be of uniform thickness throughout, or its fs d l con 1 9 W f be outer end portion may be slightly thinner for ing t a ac e gsee f1 creasing its flexibility, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. aiiictiviittiioi i ttiisaij mm a The Opposite ends of the strip my ar The invention further res des in an im roved down to form stop projectmns for mmmmg wiper y which the arm nrssure is morepefiec the loosely held wiper body Within its combined l l tively distributed to the active portions of the gig fi fi g g ii gj of tm bhde is Uiv0t Wiper over its entire length for maintaining a p f" i g clear field of Vision ally or loosely connected to the adgacent eno. CJ. The foregoing and other objects will manifest the pressureeisiributme member? 8 in Suit-25gb themselves as the following description pro manner as Indicated. Whlle the Qpposlte grasses reference being bad to the accompanying end of the pressure distributing member is rockably connected to the flexible outer portion of the drawlngawherein 4 M d b t q d v Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing a practical 0 y an m erpme i t y p apolication of the present invention. tributing member l3, which latter is rocirabie at Figs. 2 and 3 are cross sectional views taken on adjacent: end of thgpflmaijy f f about on lines 22 and 3-3, respectively, of and has Its opposite i i scammed. Fig the curvature-conforming portion of the backing Fig 4 is a fragmentary side elevation more at thelongitudinally spaced points it. The mode clearly depicting the improved Wiper; and of maklng these connections to composite 5 is a detailed plan View of the portion 0f backing 1S herem hustiated as being de achable the wiper backing. and comprises pairs of opposltely extending ears Referring more particularly to the drawing, or lugs 2I on the backing strip 55 for slidably enthe numeral I designates an oscillatory drive geglng 1n e seats p 0n lLille Inner end shaft which is journaled in a support 2 and car: of the pressure dlstrlbut member 3 and 011 ries on its outer end a wiper actuating arm havthe opposite ends of the secondary member l8. ing a mounting section 3 and a blade carrying The engagement is secured by means of a lock section 4 pivotally connected by a pivot 5, with pin 23 backed by the rubber body 9 and upstanda spring 6 urging the outer section 4 and its carmg from the backmg strip to enter a recess 2 3 in the primary member 8.

By reason of the direct connection of the primary member 8 to the rigid inner portion of the blade, the arm pressure Will be uniformly distributed throughout the length of such rigid section. While by reason of the rockable support I8 the flexible portion will be suspended by and between the spaced ends of the secondary member 58 as well as by the adjacent end of the rigid section. The secondary member will serve to distribute the wiper arm pressure to these points of suspension and cause the outer portion of the blade to flex in conformance to the surface curvature.

The flat surface 53 will therefore be given a uniform wiping action throughout while the curved surface M will have its wiping edge suspended at longitudinally spaced points for maintaining wiping contact throughout surface contour changes.

The foregoing description has been given in detail without thought of limitation since the inventive principles involved are capable of assuming other physical embodiments without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A windshield wiper comprising an elongate flexible body having a wiping edge, a flexible backing therefor loosely supporting the same to facilitate the conformance of the wiping edge to the surface being wiped, an arm-pressure distributing member extending lengthwise of the body, a second member extending lengthwise of the body beneath one end of the first member and pivotally connected thereto for distributing the arm pressure as transmitted to it by said one end, the opposite ends of the second member being connected to the backing at longitudinally spaced points, said first member having its opposite end directly connected spaced longitudinally from the aforesaid second member, and means provided on said first member for attaching it to an actuating arm.

2. A wiper for a curved windshield, comprising an elongate flexible body, a backing therefor having one end portion rigid and the opposite end portion flexible, and a pressure distributing member extending lengthwise of the body and having an arm attaching means intermediate its length with one end of the member directly connected to the rigid nd portion and the opposite end of the member indirectly connected to the flexi'cle end portion by an interposed member which extends lengthwise of the pressure distributing member and is rockably connected intermediate its ends to the distributing member, said interposed member having its opposite ends pivotally connected to such flexible end portion at longitudinally spaced points.

3. A windshield wiper comprising an elongate flexible body, a backing therefor coextensive therewith and having a rigid end portion and an adjoining flexible end portion, and a pressure distributing member extending lengthwise of the body and having means intermediate its length for attachment to an actuating arm, means connecting one end of the member to the rigid end to the backing at a point i portion intermediate its ends, and a second elongated member rockably connected intermediate its ends to the opposite end of the distributing member, the second member being flexibly connected to the flexible end portion at longitudinally spaced points for giving it a surface conforming suspension thereon.

4. A windshield wiper comprising an elongate flexible body, a backing therefor, and a pressure distributing member extending lengthwise of the body and having one end directly connected to the backing and its opposite end indirectly connected thereto through an elongate secondary pressure distributing member which is pivotally connected intermediate its ends to the opposite end of the first pressure distributing member and in turn has its opposite ends connected to the backing at longitudinally spaced points for rockably supporting the same on the first pressure distributing member.

5. A wiper for a curved windshield having a substantially flat part, comprising an elongate flexible body, a backing therefor having a rigid portion and an adjoining flexible portion which latter serves to flex the body from the point of juncture with the rigid portion, a primary pressure distributing member extending lengthwise of the body and having an arm attaching means intermediate its length, with one end of the membeiconnected to the rigid portion, and a secondary pressure distributing member also extending lengthwise of the body and rockable upon the opposite end of the primary member and itself having connection to the flexible portion at longitudinally spaced points for giving it a surface conforming suspension thereto, said backing having an elongate body with rigid channel forming sides for part way of its length and opposed series of longitudinally spaced fingers for the remainder of its length for constituting the rigid and the flexible portions respectively.

6. A windshield wiper comprising an elongate flexible body, a backing therefor coextensive therewith and having a rigid channeled end portion and an adjoining flexible end portion, and a pressure distributing member extending lengthwise of the body and having means intermediate its length for attachment to an actuating arm, means connecting one end of the member to the rigid end portion of the backing intermediate its ends, and other means flexibly connecting the other nd of the member to the flexible end portion of the backing for giving it a surface conforming suspension thereon.

JOHN R. OISHEI.

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